26 May 2022 Security Security Scene: May 2022 Edition By Adair Thaxton Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More
25 May 2022 Cloud Internet2 NET+ Google Workspace for Education Program Enters Second Year with Launch of Members-Only Webinar Series and Roadmap Sessions in June By Dana Voss Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 NET+ Google Workspace for Education program (Internet2 NET+ GWE) is entering its second year. Building on the adoption success of last year when more than 70 universities signed up for the service, the NET+ program… Read More
25 May 2022 Advanced Networking As Peak Season for Extreme Weather and Wildfires Nears, A Reminder About Internet2 Network Monitoring and Support By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture, and Camille Davis-Alfs, Internet2 Network Engineering Manager Estimated reading time: 3 minutes From severe storms to wildfires, extreme weather and climate events occur throughout the year that can adversely impact our community and Internet2 services. But the spring and summer months are when multiple, concurrent events are most likely, according… Read More
24 May 2022 InCommon We’re Open to Suggestions Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Got an idea for InCommon’s IAM Online? We’re pretty sure you do, and we can’t wait to hear all about it. Our best ideas for IAM Online, our webinar series focused on timely identity… Read More
24 May 2022 Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium Cyberinfrastructure: What It Is and Why Your Campus Needs It Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Our work at the Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) centers on promoting advanced cyberinfrastructure capabilities on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and other minority… Read More
23 May 2022 InCommon In Retrospect: Reflecting on eduroam’s Migration to the Cloud Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Internet2 spent 2021 moving our eduroam infrastructure to the cloud to better support the scaling of our service to primary and secondary schools, as well as museums, libraries, and other public locations that might be available to… Read More
23 May 2022 Advanced Networking Q&A with Jim Stewart: UETN Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade… Read More
19 May 2022 InCommon Digital Accessibility Through Collaboration: CAMP Social Tool Featured in the Curious Cultivator Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Like so many annual events held in 2021, InCommon’s Campus Architecture and Middleware Planning (CAMP) conference took place virtually. The social app introduced to provide a virtual alternative to networking at an in-person conference wasn’t accessible to people… Read More
19 May 2022 Cloud Internet2 Announcements NET+ Service Evaluations for Kion and Miro Now Underway Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Fifteen+ Internet2 members to evaluate services for inclusion in the NET+ portfolio The Internet2 NET+ team is excited to announce the kickoff of two new NET+ service evaluations in May 2022! Kion, a full-suite cloud… Read More
18 May 2022 InCommon Right Place. Right Time. SLAC’s Bruce Vincent Shares Insights on Joining the InCommon Collaboration Success Program By Apryl Motley Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Bruce Vincent Where do you turn for community and collaboration as your institution launches a multiyear identity and access management (IAM) modernization program? For Bruce Vincent, director of identity and middleware services at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the… Read More